The nurse is discussing recommended immunizations with the mother of an adolescent female. Which immunization would be important for the nurse to include during this discussion?

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The vaccine Gardasil is recommended as part of routine administration to both early teenage girls and boys to prevent human papillomavirus infections. The nurse should approach the subject of immunization with parents and teenagers with sensitivity because some parents and children are not ready to admit they might be or will soon become sexually active. Influenza vaccination should already be a part of the adolescent's routine vaccinations. Hepatitis B vaccination should have been completed at birth and during the first year of life. Pneumonia vaccination is indicated for those in high-risk groups with respiratory illnesses.

The Nurse Is Discussing Recommended Immunizations with the Mother of an Adolescent